Max Lang Gallery
Max Lang Gallery, in the heart of the New York Chelsea district, exhibits works from emerging to internationally acclaimed artists. Max Lang started in 2006, and focuses on contemporary and modern art.
The art at Max Lang is supplied by over 60 internationally based artists. You will find work from the likes of Andy Warhol, Wolfgang Flad, George Rickey and Liu Ding. For those with wider interests in design, Max Lang also has some interesting furniture designs; if you are on the lookout for something different, we recommend a visit.
When you first enter Max Lang, you will appreciate how much emphasis is placed on representing art with a tangible artistic merit. The gallery is clearly keen to show how fine art can be incorporated into peoples’ lifestyles and their homes. Max Lang has, in fact, received praise from its peers for attracting people who are not a typical art lover.
Max Lang Gallery runs between 10 to 12 exhibits a year, some focusing on particular artists, whilst others follow an event-oriented theme. We got a chance to go to the Asian Art Now exhibit, which was great. It was interesting to see as a contrast to some of the controversy that surrounded the Olympic Games.
This is not one of the those galleries in which you would expect to pull out a hidden gem. Any artist working with Max Lang are ‘discovered’ – even if they were not previously. As such, we expect that Max Lang sells its art to serious art collectors and/or the relatively well-off.
If you are not in that category, do not worry. The gallery prides itself in being accessible, and goes the extra mile to help and educate. We love this enlightened approach, for all the obvious reasons, but also because it makes solid business sense – by treating window shoppers well, there is every opportunity that the person will return with the intention of buying in the future.
The 5,000 square foot, two-storey building allows you to wander around and in the ambient lighting it is perhaps a good place to take someone you care about.
The Max Lang Gallery is open: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm
229 10th Avenue,
New York 10011,
USA
Telephone: 212-980-2400
Visit the galleries website: Max Lang Gallery
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